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The Museum’s Collections document the fate of Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the Shapell Center.

Oral history interview with Tilly Meyer

Oral History | Accession Number: 2009.130 | RG Number: RG-50.606.0001

Some video files begin with 10-60 seconds of color bars.

Tilly Meyer, born in Stuttgart, Germany in 1912, describes her childhood; her memories of World War I; the rise of the Nazis and antisemitism; being deported to Poland in 1938 because of her Polish descent; her experiences in Poland after the Nazi invasion; her escape back to Stuttgart; and immigrating to the United States in 1940. On the video recordings, Tilly Meyer describes meeting her husband on the boat to the United States; building her life in America; and her visit to Stuttgart in 1987.

Learn about over 1,000 camps and ghettos in Volume I and II of this encyclopedia, which are available as a free PDF download. This reference provides text, photographs, charts, maps, and extensive indexes.